The Future of News

The new paths to media success are still being charted, and much remains uncertain. But this much is clear: we can't use an analog map and expect to find our way in a digital world.

I want newspapers and journalism to survive and thrive. And I'm not against charging for some content if it's done right. But even I can see this is crazy.

There are two big issues regarding the survival of news organizations: trust, and business models.

As a J-school student, I ask myself: is it crazy to pay for an education in a profession that refuses to charge for its services? Giving away news for free was a terrible folly. It's time now to move on and cough up.

At the CUNY conference, we saw editorial and business people entering into frank conversations we don't often hear, willing to reset assumptions and build new models.